Chinese Badminton

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Dong Tianyao and Liu liang should be eligible to participate since they are still under 17 on 1 Jan this year, but they may just opt out. However the two players in the below video will most likely participate. One of them is Sun Chao (in blue and red T shirt) , born on 20/8/2005. The other player is Deng Dong Lei. Can't find his date of birth, should be born in 2004 or later since the finals is for category B players.

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1N...E14F7F4287A50246CB2BFC764866&ts=1605692812239

Here is another video featuring Sun Chao His opponent is Zhu Xuan Chen, born on18-1-2004

https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV11...E14F7F4287A50246CB2BFC764866&ts=1605696582787
Really enjoyed the first match. It looks like a classic match.
 
Thank you tbgoh288 for the videos of the juniors. These new juniors are very good. Liu Liang I am afraid cant improve. He has been playing for at least 2 years and cant seem to break out.
 
I think it's premature to say Liu Liang can't improve, stagnant already as he's still only 17 years old; too early to pass judgement.

I'd rather say it's more like Wang Zhengxing is a surprise package here and in the CHN National Team Championships where he inflicted a shock defeat on Huang Kaixiang, a sensational feat for someone so young against a senior experienced national player who fared remarkably well at the recent CBSL tournament.

On the whole I'm quite pleased with the CHN under-17 cohort in all five disciplines, a healthy and promising development for Chinese badminton in the future. More or less the same can be said for the CHN national junior team in the 18 - 20 age group.

Let's wait for international competition to resume sometime next year to see how it goes.
 
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I'm thinking, don't forget the Li Mao factor - I mean, with so much time on his hands during the global pandemic, I won't be surprised if he is approached to help train the national junior team (assuming it can fit into his schedule), not to mention the KOR doubles coaches as well. I certainly hope so.
 
After watching again the Wang Zenxing v Liu Liang recording there was a match on the sidelines of that video of Chen Yufei playing a very talented player who won in three sets. I wonder who she is and what is her age?
Very good skills and a strong smash. A player to watch.
 
After watching again the Wang Zenxing v Liu Liang recording there was a match on the sidelines of that video of Chen Yufei playing a very talented player who won in three sets. I wonder who she is and what is her age?
Very good skills and a strong smash. A player to watch.

Can't find the video. Will appreciate it if you can go back to the video and copy and paste the link here.

Here is the the link to the 1/4 final match between Gao Zhengze & Liu Shu Min(born 29/08/2002). Liu eliminated Wang Zheng Xing 3-0 in the first round of the recently concluded China national championship.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1A...E14F7F4287A50246CB2BFC764866&ts=1606310008231
 
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That's the battle of the sexes match between Liu Zeqing and Chen Yufei. I heard the commentator saying the male player Liu ZQ has to let Chen YF a three-point advantage at the start of each set, i.e. he starts at 0-3 down to CYF; otherwise the man's physical advantage over the woman would be quite unfair as apparently Liu ZQ wasn't a pushover one level or two below Chen Yufei.

The question is whether a three-point advantage for Chen Yufei is sufficient compensation to even the physical differences, the disparity in athleticism. I should think it was an arbitrary decision by the organizer, still I find the match quite well-fought and entertaining. Too bad Chen YF couldn't hold on to her slim lead towards the end of the decider and was edged out 21-19 at the crucial stage, after having been one game apiece, G1 21-18 to CYF and G2 21-19 to LZQ.

Also despite the given 3-point advantage to Chen YF, she looked to be the more tired of the two players, visibly fatigued in the 3rd set, smashing into the net at 19-18 up cost her dearly.
 
China national junior championship 2019 finals.
Boys' Singles: Ye Hao Kun ( born,2001) vs Liu Liang ( 2003)
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1s4411G7Lj/?spm_id_from=333.788.videocard.2
Girls' Singles: Wu Yuqi (2001) vs Lu Xuezhou (2001)
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1H...E14F7F4287A50246CB2BFC764866&ts=1606396522991

The 2010 world WS finals between two finalists whose careers were prematurely ended by knee injuries.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1aW411N7F4/?spm_id_from=333.788.videocard.1
 
Just thought there should be a thread devoted to Chinese Badminton in general without limiting or restricting it to any topical issue. Similarly for those who wish to talk about the history of Chinese badminton, I'd suggest another separate thread specifically for it would be more appropriate. Here we are free to discuss and report on anything current on Chinese badminton as it unfolds, no agenda set as it would be presumptuous of me to do so.

We can, for example, discuss the latest news,happenings, developments or problems CBA or Team China is facing, say, in respect to their future goals. As we know, Li Yongbo has recently made public his view that after the London Olympics clean-sweep-of-golds pinnacle performance that henceforth even for the majors he's making a distinction between Team and Individual championships, saying the former is a must-win goal for CHN as it is for collective national honour but less so the latter as it's more for individual glory.

In fact,for the just-concluded WC'13, he actually set a 'modest' target of only three golds in a half joking but , to me at least, significant remark of 'better not win too many lest some people get angry'. On the other hand, LYB also explained that CBA is presently undergoing a changing of the guards with the 'old' being replaced by the new and younger players and therefore during this transition period there is bound to be some hiccups resulting in temporary setbacks which should be resolved over time. No doubt, this year's WC is CHN's worst showing in recent years with only two titles won;whether this signifies a trend or is just an anomaly, only time will tell.

Needless to say, it also implies that CHN may no longer strive to win every non-major title/tournament they take part in - even the All England is not given pride of place but treated by him as just one of the 12 Superseries events in a year. I remember Chen Long upon winning the AE'13 specifically saying the AE is regarded by many as a mini-WC as well as Li Xuerui, who won AE'12 , commenting on it as special for its long tradition and illustrious history. Well, it's CBA/LYB's prerogative what targets they want to set and why.

Presumably,it is fairly widely understood and as, if I remember correctly, 2cents once briefly pointed out that CBA has the practice of concentrating on their elite 3 or 4 players/pairs at any one time or period, Olympic cycle perhaps. This to me effectively means denying or neglecting the other promising prospects of the chance to shine in the world stage with detriment albeit for only a couple of years unless he or she is truly exceptional as in the case of Li Xuerui. I think the hardest hit are their child prodigies which I believe CHN has no lack of, possibly comparable to Thailand. Say, He Bingjiao, first discovered at age 14 as revealed to us by RedShuttle, now turning 16, but currently still have to wait her turn to participate in the WJC let alone the regular adult international circuit (incidentally, I saw her name originally registered for the CHN Masters'13 next month but, unfortunately, for unknown reasons, subsequently withdrawn). By the way, I recall reading somewhere that Zhang Ning said she's going to work on the junior players.Indeed, it's pretty hard to be a CHN national player, and tough luck for many of them.

Of course, we may also discuss Chinese badminton in terms of their training,techniques and overall growth,promotion and development or in relation to their sport science and even sport management if you like.
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Personally, despite the notable absence of Chen Long and Shi Yuqi in the just-concluded CHN National Individual Championship 2020, the Men's Singles event still managed to put on quite a show.

Of the two MS finalists, Weng Hongyang's ousting of Lei Lanxi in the semifinals is less of a surprise than Gu Junfeng's shock defeat of Ren Pengbo. Likewise, I was taken aback by Sun Feixiang suffering a loss at the hands of Gu Junfeng in the R16.

Not unexpectedly, Weng Hongyang (born 18 June 1999) prevailed over Gu Junfeng (born 22 October 1999) for the title.
 
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Personally, despite the notable absence of Chen Long and Shi Yuqi in the just-concluded CHN National Individual Championship 2020, the Men's Singles event still managed to put on quite a show.

Of the two MS finalists, Weng Hongyang's ousting of Lei Lanxi in the semifinals is less of a surprise as Gu Junfeng's shock defeat of Ren Pengbo. Likewise, I was taken aback by Sun Feixiang suffering a loss at the hands of Gu Junfeng in the R16.

Not unexpectedly, Weng Hongyang (born 18 June 1999) prevailed over Gu Junfeng (born 22 October 1999) for the title.

Interesting that Lin Guipu beat Gu Junfeng in the team event, but lost narrowly to Lei Lanxi, Weng Hongyang and Liu Liang. Goes to show that there’s not much between all of them. Their longevity in the national team will depend on how they fare against international opponents. Always difficult to compare their standards in local competitions,
 
China national junior championship 2019 finals.
Boys' Singles: Ye Hao Kun ( born,2001) vs Liu Liang ( 2003)
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1s4411G7Lj/?spm_id_from=333.788.videocard.2
Girls' Singles: Wu Yuqi (2001) vs Lu Xuezhou (2001)
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1H...E14F7F4287A50246CB2BFC764866&ts=1606396522991

The 2010 world WS finals between two finalists whose careers were prematurely ended by knee injuries.
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1aW411N7F4/?spm_id_from=333.788.videocard.1
What happened to tan ning??
 
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